VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-8577
CVSS score2.6 LOW
EPSS probability0.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-12-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Description
The Buffer Overflow Protection (BOP) feature in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise before 8.8 Patch 6 allocates memory with Read, Write, Execute (RWX) permissions at predictable addresses on 32-bit platforms when protecting another application, which allows attackers to bypass the DEP and ASLR protection mechanisms via unspecified vectors.